Tuesday, November 14, 2017

When the awesome team at Martingale books & Moda fabrics asks if I'd like to join them to support a charity, I say YES! Not only do the designers and the publishing team have a LOT of fun working together, we create amazing collaboration books with Moda that support a charity. For this book it's Give Kids The World.

The tour is Nov 4 to Nov 24 and there are LOADS of fun websites to visit and prizes .. lots of prizes!

My row is the camper, or really 'glamper' on the cover. Because I think 'camping' is the Hampton Inn.. but spiff it up with a darling little camper and I will be ALL IN on that one!

I'm going to give you a tour of how a collaboration book works and the fun we have...

The book has theme categories, patchwork, houses, nature, etc.. So each designer is giving a category. We then chat together to be sure we don't all design the exact same star or have 6 campers.

To be honest.. there is a wee bit of a competition to see who gets an idea out FIRST then the others can't use it..haha! On the first book Jen Kingwell was first and on this book it was Janet Clare.. what over achievers I say!

We make our project then at the trade show we have some fun!

Martingale sends us the 'theme' for our presentation ( i use the word presentation lightly). This year it was a beauty pageant.

That means our 'row' is our sash and we have to dress up to go with it.. or.. just dress up!

Here are the designers getting ready.. left to right

Corey Yoder

Janet Clare

Laurie Simpson

Lynn Hagmeier

Tammy Vonderschmitt of Moda.

We also recruited a few of the husbands to fill in for contestants that were not at the show. They did a smashing job and you might see some photos of them on this tour(and one or two in the group photo below!)

My contestant was the crowned "winner of the Glamping Trailer Park".

She knew she had strong competition from the British Janet, the Sisters Barb & Mary, The Elegant Betsy and .. well let's be honest.. the whole group was pretty darn gorgeous so she better step up her game!

Looking around the park she spotted some table cloths and decided that that would be her gown. Sadly the park had JUST switched over from red check to the Halloween ones, but no matter, she would make it work!

She decorated her Gown with a Festive Halloween version of her Camper, put on her pigtail tiara, and hopefully labeled her gown 'Queen' to let everyone one she was 'the one'!

It was a wild and crazy competition with the crowd ROARING as each one came down the row to show off their banner and costume. In the end.. we all received a 'win' with a wee little gold crown, I'll cherish mine forever.

So let's get this party started!

The proceeds from "All In a Row Again' will be donated to Give Kids The World – their goal is to create a place where happiness inspires hope, providing children with life-threatening illnesses to share joyful memories with their families.

Winner is Vjones who said "To be a glamper, you have to be just a on the little tacky side, of course! So mine would have to be a glittery lilac with various hippy-type flowers also with parts done in glitter colors. For example, a pale yellow flower might have a red glitter center. I would also have the AstroTurf carpet (a must in any campground) but mine would be an elegant teal AstroTurf with the expected flamingo in front— deep glittered aqua ones!"

Time to evaluate your UFOs... I am gone a lot this month and have some big deadline, so I'm going for a 'moving them forward' but I have a finish I'm not sure I showed you & backing that moves me forward! AND I've added something NEW below!

If you are doing 12 UFOs by random number, then it's #3 for October! So many people have told me they love having this reminder and the number system.

I think I shared this but want to show you again as I got a label on it and my Jolly bar quilt will be going to it's 'Forever Home'. I used a pattern in the book and it's perfect for using to start and stop while doing other patchwork sewing.

I have it washed up now and ready to ship.. woohoo!

Jolly Bars are a FABULOUS way to do a project where you want to see the gorgeous fabric.

You can either use the pattern that comes IN the Jolly Bar precut,or use the GREAT book of them. I've got my next one picked out!

I've decided to use up 2 of my light batiks for the backing. Moda's batiks washup so soft, it's incredible. These are from my lines and I need to make some space around here, so they will be almost all used to back this big Solstice.

I've added something NEW!

Show me your UFO that you plan to work on in the Quilt Show below, or at least leave me a comment. Saying it outloud is half the battle to getting it done.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Kristi at 'Put a Quilt on it' has a wonderful business making barn quilts. I think she has a fabulous style and eye for color. Her Barn quilts are bold, graphic, and so fantastic! She and I have partnered up to host not ONLY a giveaway, but over the next 4 days you can buy a Barn quilt of your very own with my exclusive 'save10' discount ....woohoo!

Janet won the barn quilt! She said: My barn quilt would be a Bear Paw, we go to retreat at a Convent and the Nuns have been there nearly 200 years. The convent used to be a working farm that helped feed the surrounding area and kept the nuns fed, now its a school for children in the area. On the wall as you walk in there is a beautiful bear paw quilt, i have to stop and look at it everytime I see it. Its just a great design with so many names and is so versatile. I have to make one for myself! I would love one for the wall of my house just off my deck.

Cindy B won a book! She said: What a wonderful product. The Barn quilts are all so beautiful. I fi had to choose only one ( tough decision) It would be Block party. Just looking at it makes me want to throw a party and celebrate.

V won a digital book! She said: The tradition Block is my favourite, as I am from Canada winning a copy of the book would make my day, Thanks for the chance to win.

Enter now through Monday, August 14th at 4pm EST! The winners will be picked at random and I will announce their names here. Don’t miss out on the special coupon code "save10". If chosen, the winner will be refunded for their block.The Barn Quilt portion of this giveaway is open to US residents only, a Digital book will be award to one of my international entries